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There are fears that people with eating disorders, a relapse, or even worse, while the coronavirus restrictions.

the charities and the doctors said they had seen a sharp increase in people contacting them for help, since the restrictions came in last month.

One of the leading Cardiff doctor said the closure was a "strong effect" on the patient.

The Welsh Government said it had ensured, could people get help for their Mental Health in The Crisis .

Dr Menna Jones from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board-Service for High risk eating disorders (SHED), said that customers calling for support on a daily basis.

She Said , for people with eating disorders who are not able to access to certain foods, you feel safe, or comfortable, could be very distressing.

"The current sense of control over their own lives and their activities caused a lot of anxiety and distress, people turn to manage their eating disorder," She Said .

"So it is, what to experience an escalation of distress and the problems that people, both emotionally as well as physically. "

Sioned Martha Davies, said the blocking of the "bubble" could lead to people with eating disorders, relapsing

Four Years ago, Sioned Martha Davies, of Carmarthenshire, has been hospitalized with an eating disorder.

Now 22, The Master -student is in the recovery, but said she feared that Other People would. a relapse into Old Habits

"I think people are more likely to be told to Pick Up old eating disorder habits or steeper go into a depressive or anxious episode, because We Are kind of stuck in a bubble, that's how I feel anyway," She Said .

"It is not thought to be a difficult experience, the suffering, quite obviously, with an eating disorder, especially in a time like this, because you take the feeling like you have all the distractions to get your mind off of the terrible. "

Sioned said she tried to busy so as possible and had already for a daily walk with your sister, and not overthinking The Situation .

"I think to see The Sun does a lot of good for a person's Mental Health ," She Said .

'Support systems are vital'

Since the lockdown restrictions, of eating disorder charity Beat, said he had seen an 80% increase in people who contact you via Social Media , and a 30% increase in calls in the whole of the UK.

But charity, like others, said he is worried that cutting it would be-support services, have been repealed in The Crisis .

Jo Whitfield, from the clock, said it expects to Fund with a decrease by a third this year, and had already furlounghed about a third of the employees, with the majority of the other employees in short-time work.

While the Mental Health charity mind Cymru said it was concerned to isolate people, on their own would have no access to stay in order to support systems in a healthy or better.

Director Sara Moseley said: "We know that the support systems are really, really important.

"If people are At Home and you suffer, you should ask for help, because if we come out of this lockdown, we want all in The Best possible place. "

Dr. Menna Jones said charities offered support for the NHS was unable to deliver, and any limitation on the services, would be a "strong influence on many people".

The Welsh Government said there had been an Extra £24m made help to replace the welfare associations has been used in The Crisis -technology, face-to-face GP and hospital appointments

"We recognize the potential impact of current limitations on the Mental Health and well-being of people with eating disorders," a spokesman said.

"We already have with Public Health Wales and others, to ensure, to manage, advice and information for people's Mental Health and well-being during this difficult time. "

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Source of news: bbc.com